Australia’s Deputy High Commissioner, Rebekah Grindlay, attended the Official Flag Raising Ceremony at Camp Cockatoo in Kot Addu today. She was joined by the Multan District Emergency Coordination Officer, Muhammad Khurram Agha, from the Pakistan Government, and Commander of the 1st Artillery Division, Brigadier Rana Akhtar, from the Pakistan Military.
The ceremony was held in celebration of the opening of the temporary health centre at Kot Addu which has seen over 1000 patients treated in its first few days of operation. The Health Centre was established as part of Australia’s wider contribution to Pakistan in the wake of the devastating July floods.
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Local Kot Addu Imam opens the Combined Flag Raising Ceremony with a prayer at Camp Cockatoo.
(Date taken: 02 September 2010)
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Australian Deputy High Commissioner to Pakistan, Rebekah Grindlay, expresses her pleasure at the how Pakistan and Australia have been working together to assist the people of Pakistan.
(Date taken: 02 September 2010)
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Australian Medical Task Force Doctors, Nurses and Paramedics stand at attention as both the Australian and Pakistani flags are raised at Camp Cockatoo.
(Date taken: 02 September 2010)
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Pakistan Army Major Ahmed and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Medical Officer, Squadron Leader Andrew Pearson, salute the raising of both the Australian and Pakistani flags in Camp Cockatoo.
(Date taken: 07 September 2010)
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Australian Deputy High Commssioner to Pakistan, Rebekah Grindlay, stands with Commander of the Joint Task Force 636, Wing Commander Ross Wadsworth, and Pakistan military and government officials as both Australian and Pakistani flags are raised at Camp Cockatoo.
(Date taken: 07 September 2010)
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Local Kot Addu Imam (left) prays at the Flag Raising Ceremony in Camp Cockatoo with Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Padre, Wing Commander Mark Willis (right), standing nearby.
(Date taken: 07 September 2010)
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The Australian Medical Task Force stand at ease at the Combined Australian and Pakistan Flag Raising Ceremony in Kot Addu behind Parade Commanders, Pakistan Military Major Ahmed and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Medical Officer Squadron Leader Andrew Pearson.
(Date taken: 07 September 2010)
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Commander of Joint Task Force 636, Wing Commander Ross Wadsworth, listens to Pakistan Military's Commander of the 1st Artillery Division, Brigadier Rana Akhtar, about the importance of both countries working together to help the flood affected victims of Pakistan.
(Date taken: 07 September 2010)
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Pakistani Lieutenant Colonel Salman chats with Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Squadron Leader Jonathon Durden at the Combined Flag Raising Ceremony in Camp Cockatoo.
(Date taken: 07 September 2010)
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Australian and Pakiastani Flag Bearers salute their respective flags at the Camp Cockatoo Official Flag Raising Ceremony.
(Date taken: 07 September 2010)
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Australian Deputy High Commissioner to Pakistan, Rebekah Grindlay, thanks Commander Joint Task Force 636, Wing Commander Ross Wadsworth, for hosting her at the Official Flag Raising Ceremony in Camp Cockatoo.
(Date taken: 07 September 2010)
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Australian Medical Task Force Nurse Ronnie Taylor (centre), talks to a Pakistani interpreter (left) about the dosage of medicine her patient should take for his illness.
(Date taken: 07 September 2010)
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Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Medic, Able Seaman Charlene Knight, prepares to take blood for testing on a young Pakistani teenager at the Camp Cockatoo Health Facility.
(Date taken: 07 September 2010)
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Australian Medical Task Force Doctor, Yusef Nagree, checks a young Pakistani boy for an ear infection.
(Date taken: 07 September 2010)
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Australian Army Nurse, Major Christine Saunders, talks to a Pakistani interpreter to relay the dosage of medicine required for her young Pakistani patient.
(Date taken: 07 September 2010)
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